Obituaries
Mary Elizabeth Thorp
Oct 8, 2025
Mary Elizabeth Thorp (nee: Harris) completed her earthly journey on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at the age of 97 years. Mary was born to John and Elizabeth Harris in Milwaukee on February 1, 1928. She graduated from Waukesha High School and Northwestern University. Mary married James O. Thorp in the 1950’s and they settled in Waukesha where they welcomed two...
Anna M. Calderon
Oct 15, 2025
Anna M. Calderon of Waukesha passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at the age of 69. She was born in Waukesha on November 7, 1955 the daughter of Louie and Amelia (Martinez) Calderon Sr. Anna worked for GE Medical in the MRI department for 25 years, retiring in 2017. She was a member...
Richard "Dick" G. Fox
Oct 9, 2025
Richard (Dick) Fox passed away peacefully in his home on October 9, 2025 at the age of 82. Born in Michigan City, Indiana in 1943 to Mildred Allison Blue and Edward Craig Fox, he grew up in a working class family in a diverse neighborhood. Richard was, above all things, a kind soul. He was a lifelong volunteer, driven by...
Sister Roberta Zelhofer
Oct 24, 2025
Sister Roberta was born in a small farming community in central Door County, the scenic vacation land of Wisconsin. She was the fourth born of seven children to Katherine (Muller) and John Zelhofer. Loving, faith-filled, and close family ties kept her in the small town through grade school. The Zelhofer children enjoyed picking apples, cherries, and all sorts of berries,...
Constance A. Kline
Oct 20, 2025
Mrs. Constance “Connie” Anita Kline passed away on Monday, October, 20, 2025 at her residence in Waukesha at the age of 92.
Connie, daughter of the late Gerald and Agnes Brehm, was born in Waukesha on August 28, 1933. She married Eugene “Gene” Kline on November 22, 1954. Connie was an exceptional mother and homemaker and dedicated her life to raising...
Michael "Mike" Dippel
Oct 16, 2025
Mike passed away on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at age 59. Husband and high school sweetheart of Vikki. Dad of Ryan (Diana) and Nicole (Jon) Sprecher. Son of Sharon Dippel and Don Dippel. Grandpa of Audrina, Alexandria, and Kyren. Brother of Dan, JJ (Ashley), and Kristi (Garner). Also survived by aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and many other relatives. Mike was...
Bernard J. Erdmann
Oct 16, 2025
Bernard J. Erdmann, age 93, of Waukesha, peacefully took his last breath surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, October 16, 2025. Born in Milwaukee on September 23, 1932, to Ferdinand and Marie (née Semrad) Erdmann, Bernard grew up in a close-knit Milwaukee family, near his beloved parish. His formative years at Boys Tech honed his skills in woodworking and...
Norma J. Proctor
Oct 15, 2025
Norma June (Hiatt) Proctor of Waukesha passed away on Wednesday, October 15th 2025, at Waukesha Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Centerville, Iowa on June 8, 1933, the daughter of Ensil and Edith (Phillips) Hiatt.
She will be sadly missed by her loving husband of 72 years, Thomas and their three children, Doug (Karen) Proctor of...
Adam J Staffeldt
Oct 14, 2025
Adam J. Staffeldt, formerly of Mukwonago, of Waukesha died unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at his residence at the age of 45. He was born on December 9, 1979, in Mukwonago, the son of John and Patricia “Patti” (nee Hinterberg) Staffeldt. Adam enjoyed playing his bass guitar, listening to all kinds of music, fishing and watching sports, especially football...
Philip S. Banda
Oct 13, 2025
Philip S. Banda, of Waukesha, passed away unexpectedly on October 13, 2025 at the age of 68. Born on September 21, 1957, in Waukesha, he was the son of Philip and Lois (Rademan) Banda. On December 18, 2009, Philip married Susan (nee Brereton), who was the love of his life. Philip was the proud owner and operator of Phil’s Auto...
Louis F. Counter
Oct 12, 2025
Louis (Lou) Frank Counter was born on July 2, 1941 in Center City, Iowa, and passed away peacefully on October 12, 2025, surrounded by loved ones at his home in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
A passionate sports fan, skilled dahlia gardener, and devoted Dad and Grandpa; he was also a loving dog dad, proud veteran, and successful engineer. Lou was diversely skilled, deeply...
Mathias "Matt" D. Maternowski
Oct 12, 2025
Mathias Maternowski was born May 3rd, 1971 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. He passed away on Sunday, October 12, 2025. Affectionately known as "Uncle Buck", Matt loved his family above all things. Matt never missed an opportunity to spend time with family, and he always made himself available to help them out in any way they asked. Having a clever, witty...
Geraldine Wuerslin
Oct 11, 2025
Geraldine Wuerslin (nee Hase) passed away peacefully on October 11, 2025, at the age of 93.
Born in Minneapolis, to Violet and Herbert Hase, the family moved to Neenah, WI when Gerry was 10 years old. After graduating high school, she attended UW-Madison and received a degree in Education. While at UW, she met her future husband, Manfred Wuerslin and they...
Donald A. Kind
Oct 11, 2025
Donald A. “Mutzy” Kind of Waukesha passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 11, 2025, at the age of 84. He was born in Waukesha on September 14, 1941, the son of Walter and Bernice (nee Schwulst) Kind. He was a 1959 graduate of Waukesha High School and for 59 years was the loving husband of Frances (nee Burdick) Kind.
He proudly...
Ross T. Jabs
Oct 9, 2025
Ross T. Jabs of Waukesha passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Thursday, October 9, 2025 at the age of 78. He was born in Milwaukee on January 16, 1947 the son of Edward and Dolores (Lottermoser) Jabs. Ross proudly served his country in the United States Army during Vietnam. He worked for 36 years at Waukesha...
Tammy L. Buteyn
Oct 5, 2025
Tammy Lynn (Gerdes) Buteyn, 54, of Waukesha, passed away October 5, 2025 at AngelsGrace Hospice in Oconomowoc. She was incredibly sweet, kind, and always put the needs of others above her own. She genuinely cared about those around her and had a beautiful smile that would immediately put you at ease. Tammy’s strong faith was an integral part of her...
Bruce Alan Knutson
Oct 2, 2025
Bruce A. Knutson, age 73, passed away on Thursday, October 2, 2025. He was born in Waukesha on September 27, 1952 to Delbert A. Knutson Sr. and Rita L. Knutson (née Koep). Bruce was a master electrician he loved to hunt and fish and spend time with his family. Bruce will be remembered as great provider for the family he...
Karen Lynn Shulfer
Oct 1, 2025
Karen Lynn Shulfer of Waukesha passed away on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at the age of 74. A lifelong Waukesha resident, she was born on May 3, 1951 to Oscar and Fern (nee Engel) Vanderhei. She was a longtime member of Ascension Lutheran Church. Karen was a very loving person and will be missed by all.
She is survived by her...
Julia A. Stein
Oct 1, 2025
Julia A. Stein (nee Fenney), age 106, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 1, 2025. She was born on December 12, 1918. Julia graduated from Black River Falls High School. She was an avid Bucks fan.
She is survived by her beloved husband of 69 years, Jerome E. Stein; granddaughters Tammy (David) Tracy and Julie Howard; step-sons James (Laurel) Stein and...
Judith E. Boldt
Sep 30, 2025
Judith E. Boldt (nee Kannenberg) “Judy” passed away peacefully on September 30, 2025 at the age of 81. She is survived by her three children Brian Boldt, Mindy (Aaron) Betry, and Karie (Neil) Derkowski, brother Dan Kannenberg, sister-in-law Diane Boldt, and nephews Tim (Arianne) Kannenberg and Mike (Jen) Kannenberg. She will also be missed by her six grandchildren, whom she...
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